TL;DR

Senior Backend Engineer (Python): Building and operating efficient, loosely coupled backend services with security and privacy by design to support business growth. Focus on modernizing a monolithic platform into distributed services, ensuring scalability, consistency, and high engineering standards.

Location: Hybrid in Paris with 3 days per week onsite, Monday mandatory

Company

%hirify_global% is a global marketplace for refurbished devices focused on reducing environmental impact by providing affordable, reliable tech with significantly lower carbon emissions.

What you will do

Build and operate high cohesion, low coupling backend services in an agile "build it and run it" environment
Collaborate closely with squad members and staff engineers to align technical direction
Contribute to the transition from monolith to distributed service-oriented architecture
Ensure security and privacy by design in all backend services
Support and share knowledge within the team and across technical chapters

Requirements

Location: Hybrid work in Paris with mandatory Monday onsite
English: Must be fluent as the team is international (US/FR/ES/JP)
Strong experience with Python and backend frameworks like FastAPI and SQLAlchemy
Experience with distributed systems, microservices, and service-oriented architecture
Familiarity with cloud infrastructure (GCP, Kubernetes, Docker) and CI/CD tools

Culture & Benefits

Work in a mission-driven company focused on sustainability and tech reuse
Collaborative environment with knowledge sharing groups across disciplines
Agile teams with ownership of product lifecycle from build to run
Hybrid work model balancing remote and onsite presence

Hiring process

Initial call with tech talent acquisition expert (45 min)
Coding and testing interview (60 min)
System design and API interview (45 min)
Data module interview (45 min)
Technical leadership interview (45 min)
Manager meeting (30 min)
%hirify_global% values fit interview (45 min)